Maas, chief scientist of AWR Group, NI and founder of Nonlinear Technologies, has an extensive background in low-noise and nonlinear microwave circuits and systems. He is a prolific author and educator and has authored several books, including Microwave Mixers, Non-Linear Microwave Circuitsand Practical Microwave Circuits. Maas has also held positions as an editor and chairman of the Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) and is an IEEE fellow. In addition to this award, Maas was previously recognized for a Microwave Prize in 1989 for his work on distortion diode mixers, as well as many other accomplishments.